Fire-escape.



J. KISH.

FIRE ESCAPE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I6. 1915.

Patented Oct. 419, 1915.

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JOSEPH KISH, or COBALT, ONTARIO, CANADA.

S P T N FIRE-ESCAPE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH Kisrr, a subject of the King of Hungary,residing at Cobalt, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fire-Escapes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in fireescapes.

An object of the present invention is to provide a fire escape that maybe easily and quickly positioned in engagement with the lower sill of anopen window while a manually-controlled carriage or car is adapted" tobe moved to position adjacent the window for the reception of personsWithin a burning building and to be lowered at will of the operator.

A further object of the invention is to provide a portable fire escapethat is adapted to be positioned at an open window of a building andretained in positionby hook members engaging the lower window sill whilethat portion of the device positioned exterior-1y of the buildingincludes hinged arms that support thevertically shiftable passenger cageor car which forces the support for the hinged arms into positiveengagement with the front wall of the build- With these general objectsin view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention isbetter understood, the same consists in the novel construction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described,illustrated in. the accomterminates 1n a position so, that personspanying drawings, and then claimed.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which likedesignating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout theseveral views :Figure 1 is an end elevational view of a portion of abuilding, partly shown in section, with the,

. erence numeral 13 designates the lower sill of eachv window.

The device comprises more specifically, a pair of hooked members 14 thatare adapted to be mounted on the window sills 1.3 as

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915. f Application fi1ed August 16, 1915. Serial No.45,343.

indicated in Fig. 1 while enlargementslor I ends to outstanding ears orlugs 17 carried v by the outer face-of the wall-engaging plate 18. Thewall-engaging plate 18 is further provided with pairs of cooperatingspaced lugs or ears 19 positioned inwardly of the lugs 17 and to whichis hingedly connected at their rear ends the arms 20 carrying de pendingportions 21 at the outer ends there'- of and bifurcated to provide lugextensions in which are journaled" as at 22, sheave pul- I leys 23. v

The passenger cage or car is supported by the sheaves 23 and includesthe car bottom 24 carrying spaced pickets 25 connected at their upperends to the reinforcing band 26. The corner posts or pickets of the carcarry eyelets 27 to which are connectedthe cable members 28 joined attheir ends to. an eye 29 and continuing in a single supporting cable 30that passes over the sheave pulley 23 and extends to the ground asisindicated in Fig. 1 in position, and under control of the operator. v vr The ladder section is associated with the arms 20 and extends froma'point within the room to a point without the roomy-and climbing overthe ladder. may be in position to step into the car 24. This ladderincludes a pair of side rails 31 having curved inner ends 32 to providehooks for engaging the A window-sill 13 while the side rails 31 have sofa pivotal connection with the outer ends of the arms 20 at the anglebend thereof, the ladder rung 33 extending laterally of the side railsas at 34 andpassing through the said arms 20 and retained in itsposition by suitable fastening means suchv as cotter pins. The relativeangular position between the side rails 31 and the arms 20 is controlledby the links 35 that are connected at their I upper ends as at 36 to theprojecting. end

of a rung 33 while'the lower ends ofthe links 35 have a pivotalconnection 37.inthe reduced portions provided in the inner face of thearms 20a By this construction, the

ladder is heldiin substantially rigid condi tion With respect to thearms While a swinging extension 88 is hinged to the outer ends of theside rails 31 and is in a position to hang directly above the car 24When the said car is elevated as is indicated.

In the use of the device, the hook arms 14E are positioned over a Windowsill 13 as indicated in Fig. 1 While the Wall plate '18 is adapted 'toengage the Wall 11 of the building. The Weight of the car 24 supported'2 While the attendants for the apparatus control the rising andlowering movement of the car.

Whlle the form of the invention herein shown and described is What isbelieved 'to be the preferred embodiment thereof, it

is nevertheless to be understood that various forms, modifications andarrangements of the parts may be made Without departing from the spiritand scope of the invention as claimed.

l/Vhat I claim as new is:

lJA fire escape including a Wall plate, a pair of hook members hingedlyconnected Copies of this patent may be obtained for tothe ends of theplate, a pair of outstanding arms hingedly connected to said plateinwardly of the hook arm connection, down- Wardly-projecting extensionscarried by said arms, sheave pulleys mounted in said extensions, aladder including a section fixed to said arms, a swinging ladder sectioncarried by the fixed section, a cable passing over said sheave pulleys,and a passenger car supported by said cable.

2. A fire escape including a Wall plate, hook arms carried thereby,outstanding arms pivoted to said Wall plate, a ladder,

section fixed to said arms, hooks carried by the lnner end of saldladder, and a car supported on said arms adapted for vertical movement.

3. A fire escape including a Wall plate, hook arms carried thereby, aladder associated With said plate, means carried by said plate forsupporting the ladder, and a cablesupported car associated With saidmeans.

4. A fire escape comprising in combination with a plate provided'Withhook arms and outstanding arms, a ladderfixed to said arms, hookscarried by the inner ends of the ladder side rails, and acable-supported car associated With said arms. g

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOSEP KISH. Witnesses:

JOSEPH BUDA, W. F. MACPHIE.

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